GRAND CAILLOU: Jan. 31, 2013

Bingo: The VFW Post No. 4752 holds bingo games at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the post home, 7587 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac.A basket for coupons is located at the VFW home. If you are not using them, bring them to the VFW home in Dulac when you come to bingo. They will be delivered to Fay and Candance Pellegrin to cut them. The coupons will be sent to troops stationed overseas.The VFW Post No. 4752’s Ladies Auxiliary is looking for donations for their raffle. For information, call 851-7732. Another raffle is scheduled for Senior Citizens Day in July.The VFW Post No. 4752 will start having a fais do-do starting Feb. 9 at the club home. Dinners will be sold.Church cleaner: Volunteers are needed to help clean Holy Family Catholic Church, 6641 Grand Caillou Road, Dulac. If you can help, call the church office at 563-2325.Mass: The one-hour adoration has been changed from 6 p.m. Thursday nights to 6 p.m. Wednesday nights, with Mass at 7 p.m. Mass is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.A blessing of the candles is scheduled at the 4:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Bring your candles or get one from the office.Blessing of the throats is scheduled for the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday.Visitation: A priest from Holy Family Catholic Church will visit sick parishioners Tuesdays at Terrebonne General Medical Center. If you want a visit from a priest, call the office at 563-2325.Kateri: The image of Blessed Kateri will be moved around for all to celebrate, pray, know and love her better. For information, call Kathy Verdin.Altar news: If you are interested in volunteering to become an altar server, see Lark or Ronnie.New baptism policy: The monthly baptism seminar is scheduled for 11:15 a.m. the first Sunday of each month, with baptisms scheduled after the 10 a.m. Mass the third Sunday of the month.Communion: If you know anyone who can’t attend Communion at church, call Deacon Harold Fanguy at 872-6415 and he will have someone bring them Communion. If you can’t get in touch with him, call 851-7732.Book of Life: The book is in Holy Family Catholic Church for you to list your loved ones who died.Envelopes for 2013 are on the table at the church’s entrance. Use the envelopes system for your church contributions. Put your name on the envelope for the first month.Deacon Lloyd Duplantis and his wife, Faie, will present a Lenten Mission scheduled for Feb. 21-22 at Holy Family Catholic Church.The active survey, part of the mausoleum project at Holy Family Cemetery, is scheduled to be completed within the next few weeks with the final size to be determined by the number of families selecting spaces. Only families who contract for space during the program will be assured of having a burial space in the memorial. All burial spaces are reserved on a first-come basis. Prices vary and payment plans are available. Tor information, call the church rectory at 563-2325.Birthdays: Robyn Verdin, Lucille Parfait, Gladys McCabe, Jan. 30; Peter Guidry, Victoria Guidry, Lorita Tivet, today; Carla Parfait, Maia Guidry, Destiney Gautier, Cheins Verdin, Whinity Hotard, Feb. 1; Priscilla Bourg, Hope Bourg, Elton Bourg, Feb. 2; Richard Foret, Tate Luke, Feb. 3; Yolanda Duthue, Richard Verdin, Angel Hornabery, Paul Celestin, Angel Lodridgue, Nathan Hotard, Feb. 4; Mike Price, Maryln Pitre and Carrol Carrere, Feb. 5.Anniversary: Lucille and Sonny Parfait, Jan. 30.